Poetry sucks.
诗歌很烂。
I don't know anyone who likes it.
我不知道谁会喜欢诗歌。
Some of it is okay, I guess.
我认为,有些诗歌还是不错的。
Yes, the poems that rhyme and are easy to remember.
是的,那些有韵律的诗歌很容易记。
Like "One, two, buckle my shoe."
比如"一,二,扣上鞋。"
But people still write poems.
但人们仍然在写诗。
No one makes any money at it.
没人会用它赚钱。
Shakespeare was a poet.
莎士比亚就是个诗人。
Did he get rich from his poetry?
他因为他的诗歌变富有了吗?
Probably not.
很显然没有。
Poems are a little bit like songs.
诗歌有点像歌曲。
Yes, but songs have music. Without music, songs would suck, too.
是的,但是歌曲有音乐。没有音乐,歌曲也会变得无味。
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